A 30-year-old man has been charged in relation to a fatal traffic crash on Hamilton Island in June this year.
On June 20 at approximately 4.30pm, police were called to a traffic crash involving a registered golf buggy on Whitsunday Boulevard.
The passenger, a 29-year-old New South Wales woman, suffered critical injuries and died at the scene.
The driver, a 30-year-old New South Wales man, was not physically injured.
Following an extensive investigation, the man has since been charged with driving without due care and attention causing death, wearing of approved seatbelt by driver, wearing of approved seatbelt by passenger and using a mobile phone.
He is expected to appear before Proserpine Magistrates Court on December 5.
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